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hello and welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday, april 15th emerald walker. victor blackwell. thank you for being with us this morning. we were just watching a bit of eva longoria and what shes eating, and weve just been talking about food during the break. yes talking about specific pizza. carmela favorite. whats your favorite anchovies or caramelized onions? im with you on the caramelized onions thats sweet together. not together, not anchovies. no, no, no, no. heres what were ...

questioning some with regards to lindsey graham but it will probably not ultimately prevent him from having to testify as these appeals go up the chain. other witnesses have attempted to block the subpoenas from testifying. by and large -- graham has been told that he is a witness and not a target. the da is interested in the calls that he made to raffensperger that the sticker terry of state says that graham tried to influence him to throw out legitimate votes. graham denies that. he ...

court nominee clarence thomas. televised hearings that featured blockbuster testimony from professor anita hill who detailed allegations of workplace sexual harassment by judge thomas who was her supervisor at two government agencies. >> after approximately three months of working there, he asked me to go out socially with him. what happened next and tlling the world about it are the two most difficult experiences of my life. but when i was asked by a representative of this committee t...

hours of the morning. and they started letting in patients inside of the mississippi last abortion clinic long before it opened. now they are actively doing abortions and we were able to speak with the abortion providers inside. he said hes been doing this work for 30 years because he believes in it so strongly. that this is the right to health care for women and he came specific to mississippi because there was such a need. hes concerned now after the next ten days because it doesnt g...

one of the most consequential decisions in supreme court history was just handed down. the conservative majority of justices overturned roe vs. wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion. in a narrow 5-4 vote, the landmark decision reverses nearly 50 years of court precedent. this is sparking a range of emotions from victory celebrations to outrage. you see some vocal protesters gathering outside of the supreme court at this hour. president biden called the decision a, quote,...

want change. on the right we see growing evidence of a republican establishment souring on donald trump. two of rupert murdochs flagship publications, the new york post and wall street journal published articles, including a brutal takedown head lined "the president who stood still on january 6th." and hes rapidly losing ground to florida governor ron desantis who in speeches is sounding a lot more like hes running. >> i can tell you this, ill be standing my ground. ill be walking that...

200 events across all 50 states. rallies are in response to a leaked u.s. supreme court draft opinion revealing a majority of justices poised to strike down roe v. wade. if overturned, constitutional protections for abortion rights would be likely eliminated in 26 states. we have reporters covering this in several key cities today. cnns shimon prokupecz is live in the nations capital. paulo sandoval is covering the event in new york and nadia romero. and the rally began just near the w...

The newly elected us President Donald Trump has told a gathering of the Central Intelligence agency, the cia, that he stands with them 0ne thousand percent. Speaking at the cias headquarters in fairfax in virginia, he said there was no one he respected more. And he promised that islamic terrorism would be defeated. Heres a little of what he said we have to get rid of isis, we have to get rid of isis. We have no choice. Applause radical islamic terrorism, and i said yesterday it has to be eradica...

As part of FIGO’s ongoing commitment to advancing sexual and reproductive rights, the FIGO Committee on Safe Abortion would like to commend and highlight the exemplary work of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RCOG), which has recently issued guidance for healthcare professionals on involving the police following abortion and pregnancy loss.

As FIGO celebrates its 70th anniversary, we mark the vital role the Advocating for Safe Abortion (ASA) Project has had in improving the sexual and reproductive health and rights of people in lower income and lower middle-income countries. Here we reflect on the project's evolution, successes and enduring legacy.